Griffon Question

[vacoaster]

What is the steel structure that is built around part of the beginning of the break run. What is its purpose and will it always look so random? I had thought that they were going to lace vines or something on it for more visual appeal but i never really understood its purpose. I'm inclined to believe that it is to provide a shield from the ride passing above... but still it looks so random in my opinion.

 

As seen in the lower portion of this photo from westcoaster.net

[Coasterlvr_nc]

It is there to protect the train from any objects/gondolas?? that may fall from the skyride. That is the only purpose it serves unfortunately.

[thrillrideseeker]

I'm inclined to believe that it is to provide a shield from the ride passing above...

Thats what they are for. That way if someone on the ride drops something, or something comes off the ride, people on the path wont get injured by it. And for the one over the break run, is for the same thing... that way people in trains on the break run dont get injured by things falling from trains passing above!

~Matthew

[kamikazewatermelon]

Weird, I didn't even notice it when I was there.

[MASH80554077]

Do you mean the steel structure built over the break run? If so, it is just a head chopper for when the ride rised to the break run. It is very effective though

[esvadj]

I thought it was for shade while your waiting for the cars in front of you to load/ unload.

 

- but the shield for falling objects is a good idea too

[vacoaster]

Yes, I was referring to the steel structure over the beginning of the break run. It looks like its open on the top and thus I dont understand how i will shield guest on griffon from anything from the sky ride. Again, when it was being erected I thought that it was being build as some kind of structure for theme or some visual aesthetic but it clearly that didn't happen. It just looks very odd. I feel like Busch Gardens is better than that and would've hid something so weird or themed it.

[BuschSchoe]

vacoaster, I agree with you. This steel structure has always kind of bothered me. Its there for legal reasons though, since the Skyride goes right above that part of Griffon. I would really like to see BGE theme it somehow.

 

Here is a better photo of that structure (taken by BGEscape):

[Coasterlvr_nc]

I think it would have looked nice if they had made it into a mountain IMO, it could have been done very easily. And it would have looked a whole lot nicer than it looks in its current state because honestly, those bars really stick out and are quite unattractive.

[Spideyfreak]

I think it would have looked nice if they had made it into a mountain IMO, it could have been done very easily. And it would have looked a whole lot nicer than it looks in its current state because honestly, those bars really stick out and are quite unattractive.

 

 

I think it looks hot....

 

 

But in all seriousness though, it sticks out like a sore thumb. I agree with Coasterlvr, it would be easy, look nice, and blend in. Perhaps even add some fog.

[BuschSchoe]

I think it would look nice if they grew vines all around it.

[vacoaster]

My point exactly from the second pic you can see that its just a steel structure of exposed beams... I don't understand how it protects anything I mean the cars on the sky ride wont fall thru but anything else can and potentially will as there no enclosure overhead for this random structure. I think Busch could easily fix it by growing vines on the structure or over head steel beams. It just makes no sense to me (based on the BGE that I know they wouldn't do such a thing which is why im sort of shocked) Everything in the park looks beautiful IMO except this

[BuschSchoe]

Everything in the park looks beautiful IMO except this

Not to get totally off topic... but something else that has been bothering me about BGE for a quite a while now is this part of the exterior of Curse Of DarKaste:

 

It really annoys me that the theming has not been completed on the show building of Curse Of DarKastle.